‘Health care will keep us from going back...’ says Texas couple who retired to Spain on $2k a month

www.marketwatch.com ^ | Published: Oct 17, 2019 1:18 p.m. ET | By Catey Hill

[a fool in paradise]

If he was already retired in Austin and is only 55, when did he retire?

His wife is only 48.

[MNJohnnie]

Kevin and Susan Bryant, 55 and 48,

Anyone else see the problem here?

[Red Badger]

Probably 50..............graduated at 25, worked 25 years.........

[Red Badger]

Yes, they should have left 20 years ago.........................

[MNJohnnie]

where the couple might retire on his educator’s pension

And the Poltical/Media class tell us not to worry that US Governments, at all levels, is so seriously in debt?

[dhs12345]

An “educator’s pension” is VERY GENEROUS.

[OttawaFreeper]

When I was going to high school in New Zealand in 1984, I had World War II veterans as teachers. One found out that I was a Canuck and mentioned that he was in Nova Scotia during that time; certainly he would have been that bit older than 55 at that time.

[Dilbert San Diego]

Wasn’t Obamacare supposed to fix all our health insurance headaches? These people reject Obamacare to go live in Spain, just because of health insurance? Really?

[setter]

“and that his teacher’s pension could qualify as income to help him get residency there. “

Other countries you are required to have cash and means of support if you want to live there.

The US is a patsy and gets bit up the arse-we allow in the scum of the Earth. . Never have I seen a self loathing country like ours

[Buckeye McFrog]

Kevin and Susan Bryant, 55 and 48, Anyone else see the problem here?

Yeah. One's a man and one's a woman.
We can't have THAT anymore. At least not in Austin.

[spokeshave]

Posting in from the Greek Island of Longevity...Ikaria

Ikaria is a part of 'Blue Zones' a name given to 5 places in the world- Ikaria, Sardinia in Italy, Okinawa of Japan, Nicoya of Costa Rica and Loma Linda of California, USA, whose inhabitants surpass the life expectancy and reach over the age of 90 years. Now, what are the major factors, that give Ikarians longevity?

https://greekcitytimes.com/2019/04/06/ikaria-the-island-where-people-live-longer-than-just-about-anywhere-else-in-the-world/

[buwaya]

They are entirely right about the cheapness of medical insurance and the quality of medical services.

Also about the general cost of living.

But to be fair, quite a lot of Europe is similarly cheap.
Portugal is cheaper, generally, Italy is about 20% more, France 25% more, but all are overall cheaper than most of the US. And those parts of the US that are cheaper are not where most would want to live.

[dljordan]

“Anyone else see the problem here? “

No, what?

[buwaya]

Spain is quite open about inviting retirees.
You really only have to prove sufficient guaranteed income.
Half of Britain seems to retire there.

But the Spanish bureaucracy is legendary.

[a fool in paradise]

Spain, come for the health care and stay for the Socialists and jihadists.

[Buckeye McFrog]

But the Spanish bureaucracy is legendary.

No one expects the Spanish Inquisition

[proxy_user]

Average salary of a doctor in Spain: $45K. Number of knee surgeons driving Ferraris: 0.

[a fool in paradise]

So they won’t “go back” but still consider themselves tEX-pats. Are they going to continue to vote in US elections from abroad?

[bgill]

Knew it was Austin’s high taxes before reading that far.